The Joy of Missing Out

Leaving Twitter, dealing with social media withdrawals, and finding joy after living with FOMO

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The concept of JOMO, or the joy of missing out, is gaining popularity on social media as an antidote to FOMO (the fear of missing out).

I love that for us. We’re constantly bombarded with “THIS IS HAPPENING NOW! CARE ABOUT IT!” messaging, it’s exhausting. We’re trading our sanity for brand engagement and social media hype.

Thankfully, I’ve mentally tapped out of all of that since 2020 (yeah, that was too much), and now I’m blissfully living in a state of JOMO.

Dolce Far Niente — Slow Living And Other Habits Of Happiness

Here are a couple of things I’ve missed out on earlier in life and why I’m happy about it:

• I haven’t watched The Lord of The Rings movies…
  This is your cue to scream at me in the comments. Instead, I’m happy that this year I’m reading the book for the first time for a book club. And then I’ll watch the trilogy, and it’ll be a fresh new epic journey for…